Table of Contents
Public Goods, Taxes, and Public Choice
Overview of Government
Rationale for the Existence of Government
Local Governments
Local Expenditures, 1996
State Governments
State Expenditures, 1996
Federal Governments
Federal Expenditures, 1996
Spillover Benefits
Spillover Benefits
Public Goods
Public Goods
Public Goods
Private Goods With Spillover Benefits
Voluntary Contributions and the Free-rider Problem
Overcoming the Free-rider Problem
Financing Government: Taxes
Local Revenue, 1996
State Revenue, 1996
Federal Revenue, 1996
The Effects of a Tax
The Effects of a Tax
The Effects of a Tax
The Effects of a Tax
The Effects of a Tax
Deadweight Loss From Taxation
Tax Shifting: Forward and Backward
Tax Shifting: Forward and Backward
Public Choice
Governments Take Actions to Promote Efficiency
Voters Tell Governments What to Do
The Median-voter Rule
People “Vote With Their Feet”
Government Officials Pursue Their Own Self-Interest
Special-interest Groups Manipulate the Government
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Author: Fernando Quijano
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